霜降Frost's Descent
岭头单丛嶺頭單叢
Lǐngtóu Dāncōng

Lingtou Dancong

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lingtou-baiye

National-level cultivar selected by Raoping farmers at Lingtou, Fubin, from Fenghuang Shuixian stock; now also the main cultivar around Fenghuang (as 白叶单丛).

Botanical
Camellia sinensis
Kind
clonal cultivar
Origin
Chaozhou

Also sold or written as 6#

Chinese variants
  • 白叶单丛Bái yè dāncóng(Baiye Dancong, "white leaf")Other name of the cultivar.
  • 蜜兰香单丛Mìlánxiāng DāncōngMi Lan Xiang DancongName used by GDAAS for the same line.
  • 白葉BáiyèBaiye (white leaf)
Translations and trade names
  • Bai Ye
  • Baiye
Russian
  • Бай Е

Notes#

The grading standard says the mother tree derives from Fenghuang Shuixian, was selected by Raoping farmers as 岭头单丛 and was planted widely around Fenghuang in the 1970s as 白叶单丛. Raoping's main tea districts are 浮滨, 新塘, 上饶, 饶洋, 新丰, 三饶, 建饶, 汤溪, 东山 and 樟溪 (Chaozhou government 2023).

Teas made from it#

蜜兰香单丛
Mi Lan Xiang Dancong Mìlánxiāng Dāncōng
The honey-orchid aroma family of Dancong, including several named selections as well as Baiye Milan; the aroma name alone does not identify one cultivar.
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岭头单丛
Lingtou Dancong Lǐngtóu Dāncōng
Dancong associated with the Lingtou (Baiye) cultivar and Lingtou village in Fubin, Raoping; known for honey-floral character, with a separate GI product recognised in 2025.
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Sources#

  1. Standardsaccessed 2026-10-18
  2. Government and public institutionsaccessed 2026-10-18
  3. Academic researchaccessed 2026-10-18

    Explanatory notes for a draft provincial standard dated 2024-09-09. Covers Dancong's share of Guangdong output, a list of existing Dancong standards, and draft definitions of 花香型 and 蜜香型 Dancong. The standard itself is a draft and may not have been published.

  4. Government and public institutionsaccessed 2026-10-18

    County profile with a 岭头单丛 paragraph.